3D File Conversion Issue

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RooLoose
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3D File Conversion Issue

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I've created a part using Part Design Workbench and it is saved as FreeCad document *FCStd. How do I go about saving or converting this file to object format *.obj or STL format *.stl so i can import the part to 3D printer which supports these file extensions?
First time user of FreeCad and would appreciate any help on this issue.
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Re: 3D File Conversion Issue

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Just select the part and use File --> Export to save it in one of these formats.
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Re: 3D File Conversion Issue

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Welcome to the forum! Please read the stuff we're asking for first (have a look at my signature). the answer to your question is the first thing in the FAQs ;) https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 06#p170906
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Re: 3D File Conversion Issue

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RooLoose wrote: Sun May 22, 2022 7:45 am ...
here you can see a step export from min 0:50. stl or obj can also be created with the method


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Re: 3D File Conversion Issue

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Thanks for the replies and links to helpful info. Much appreciated from first time user.
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Re: 3D File Conversion Issue

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Great that it works now! You're welcome to add a "[Solved]" at the beginning of the thread title to mark this thread as solved.
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